Obesity in the news: language and representation in the press
Auteur :
Brookes, Gavin / Baker, Paul
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108836395
Date de publication :
25 nov. 2021
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
530 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How do newspapers use language to represent obesity, and how does this language potentially shame and stigmatise people with obesity? The first book-length linguistic analysis of the representation of obesity in the press, this work presents innovative methods and key theories for exploring how language shapes public attitudes.